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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO NAGENC Y 4 0 CF R Par t 6 0 [AD-FRL

- } STANDARD S O F PERFORMANC E FOR NE W STATIONAR Y SOURCES : Industrial-Commercial-Institutiona l Stea mGeneratin g Unit s AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y(EPA) . ACTION : Propose d revisio n o f rule . SUMMARY : O n Decembe r 16 , 1987 , standard s o f performanc e wer e promulgate d (i.e. , Subpar t Db unde r 4 0 CFR Par t 60 ) limiting emission s o f sulfu r dioxid e (S0 2 ) an d particulat e matte r (PM ) fromoil-fire d industrial-commercial-institutiona l stea m generatin g unit s wit hhea t inpu t capacitie s greate r tha n 2 9 MW . (10 0 millio n Btu/hour ) (5 2 F R 47826) . Today' s proposa l woul d amend th e S0 2 an

d P M emissio n limit s include d i n thes e standard s fo r oil-fire d stea

mgenerating unit s b y(1 ) increasing th e SO 2 emissio n limi t fo r verylo wsulfur oil s exemp t fro mth e S0 2 percen t reductio n requiremen t fro m13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) t o 21 5 ng/ J (0. 5 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu) , an d (2 ) deleting th e P M emissio n limi t o f 4 3 ng/ J (0.1 0 l b PM/millio n Btu ) fo r unit s whic hfir e ver-

ylo wsulfu r oils . DATES : Comments . Comment s o n th e propose d change s mus t b e receive d b

y(Contac t Ms . Ann Eleano r a t FT S 629-5578) . Publi c hearing . I f anyon e request s t o speak a t a publi c hearing b

y(Contac t Ms . Ann Eleano r a t FT S 629-5578 ) , a publi c hearing wil l b e hel d o n ^ , beginning a t 10:0 0 a.m . Person s intereste d i n attending th e hearing shoul d cal l Ms . Ann Eleano r a t (919 ) 541-557 8 t o verif yP. 5

tha t a hearing wil l b e held . Assistanc e wil l b e availabl e fo r person s wit hhearing impairments .

Reques t t o spea k a t hearing . Person s wishin g t o presen t ora l testimon ymus t reques t t o speak a t th e publi c hearing b

y. (Contac t Ms . Ann Eleano r a t FT S 629

- 5578 ) ADDRESSES : Comments . Comment s o n th e propose d change s shoul d b e submitte d (i n duplicate , i f possible ) to : Ai r Docket , (LE-131) , RoomM-1500 , 1s t Floor , Watersid e Mall , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , 40 1 M Street , SW , Washington , D C 20460 . Attention : Docke t Numbe r A-83-27 .

Publi c hearing . I f anyon e request s a publi c hearing, . i t wil l b e hel d a t th e EPA' s Offic e o f Administratio n Auditorium , Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolina . Person s intereste d i n attending th e hearing o r wishing t o presen t ora l testimon yshoul d notif yMs . Ann Eleanor , Standard s Developmen t Branc h (MD-13) , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort hCarolina , 27711 , telephon e numbe r (919 ) 541-5578 .

Docket . Docke t Numbe r A-83-27 , containing supporting informatio n use d i n developing th e propose d revision , i s availabl e fo r publi c inspectio n an d copying betwee n 8:3 0 a.m . an d 3:3 0 p.m. , MondaythroughFriday , a t th e EPA' s Ai r Docket , Room M-1500 , 1s t Floor , Watersid e Mall , 40 1 M Street , SW , Washington , D C 2 0 460 . Areasonabl e fe e ma yb e charge d fo r copying . FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO NCONTACT : Mr . Ric k Coplan d [(919 ) 541

- 5265 ] o r Mr . Fre d Porte r [(919 ) 541-5251] , Standard s Developmen tP. 6

Branch , Emissio n Standard s Divisio n (MD-13) , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Researc h Triangl e Park , Nort hCarolina , 27711 . SUPPLEMENTAR

Y INFORMATION : Background Ne wsourc e performanc e standard s (NSPS ) limiting emission s o f S0 2 fro

mindustrial-commercial-institutiona l steamgeneratin g unit s wit ha hea t inpu t capacit ygreate r tha n 2 9 MW (10 0 millio n Btu/hr ) firing coa l o r oi l an d emission s o f P M from unit s firing oi l wer e propose d o n Jun e 19 , 198 6 (5 1 FR 22384) . Standard s limiting emission s o f S0 2 an d P M fro

m thi s sourc e categorywer e promulgate d o n Decembe r 16 , 198 7 (5 2 FR 47826) . Severa l petition s fo r reconsideratio n o f thes e NSP S wer e file d wit hEPAi n February , March , an d Mayo f 1988 . Thes e petition s wer e denie d o n January13 , 198 9 (5 4 F R 1610) . Among othe r things , thi s NSP S require s a 9 0 percen t reductio n i n S0 2 emission s fro mindustrial-commercial

institutiona l stea

mgenerating unit s firing oil . Stea m generating unit s firin g verylo

wsulfu r oil , however , ar e exemp t fro mthi s percen t reductio n requirement . A s discusse d i n th e notic e promulgating th e NSP S (5 2 F R 47826) , th e Agenc yconsider s th e impact s associate d wit h an NSP S requiring a percen t reductio n i n S0 2 emission s unreasonabl e fo r stea mgenerating unit s firing verylo wsulfu r oil . I n additio n t o limiting S0 2 emission s fromoil-fire d stea m generating units , th e NSP S als o limit s PM emission s fro moil

fire d units .P. 7

Rational e - Oi l SO- ) Amendmen t Th e sulfu r conten t o f fue l oi l varie s widely , fro m a s lowa s 0. 3 weigh t percen t fo r some distillat e an d residua l fue l oil s t o a s muc ha s 3. 0 weigh t percen t o r mor e fo r some residua l fue l oils . Th e maximu

msulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oil , however , i s limite d t o 0. 5 weigh t percen t throughfue l oi l specification s adopte d b yth e America n Societ yfo r Testin g an d Material s (ASTM) . Thus , th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l serve s a s a usefu l benchmar k fo r distinguishing verylo w sulfu r fue l oil s fro m highe r sulfu r fue l oils . Th e nationa l averag e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l i s abou t 0. 3 weigh t percent , whic h i s equivalen t t o abou t 0. 3 l b S0 2 pe r millio n Btu . Consequently , a n S0 2 emissio n rat e o f 13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) wa s use d t o distinguis hverylo w sulfu r fue l oil , suc ha s distillat e fue l oil , fromhighe r sulfu r fue l oi l i n th e analyse s supporting proposa l an d promulgatio n o f th e standard s limitin g S0 2 emission s fro moil-fire d industrial

commercial-institutiona l stea mgenerating unit s wit h a hea t inpu t capacit ygreate r tha n 2 9 MW (10 0 millio n Btu/hr ) [e.g. , 5 1 F R 22384 , 5 2 FR 47826 , "Summar yo f RegulatoryAnalysi s fo r Ne w Sourc e Performanc e Standards : Industrial-Commercial-Institutiona l Stea mGenerating Unit s o f Greate r tha n 10 0 Millio n Btu/h r Hea t Input " (EPA-480/3-86-005)] . A s mentione d above , stea m generating unit s firin g verylo

w sulfu r fue l oi l ar e exemp t fro mth e S0 2 percen t reductio n requiremen t include d i n thes e standard s limiting S0 2 emission sP. 8

fro mindustrial-commercial-institutiona l stea mgeneratin g units . Thi s exemptio n i s base d o n th e conclusio n tha t th e impact s o f standard s requiring a percen t reductio n i n S0 2 emission s ar e unreasonabl e fo r stea m generating unit s firing verylo wsulfu r fue l oil . Administratively , thi s exemptio n wa s include d i n th e regulatio n b

yproviding a n exemptio n fro mth e S0 2 percen t reductio n requiremen t fo r fue l oi l wit han S0 2 emissio n rat e o f les s tha n 13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) based , a s discusse d above , o n th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oil . Arecen t reviewo f Departmen t o f Energ ydata , however , indicate s tha t th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l i s highl yvariable . Althoughth e nationa l averag e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l i s abou t 0. 3 weigh t percent , depending o n factor s suc ha s th e seaso n o f th e year , geographi c location , th e crud e oi l fro

mwhic hth e distillat e fue l oi l i s refined , an d th e exten t t o whic hdesulfurizatio n o r blending i s use d t o produc e distillat e fue l oi l a t a refinery , th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l ca n rang e fro ma s lo wa s 0. 1 weigh t percen t t o a s higha s 0. 4 weigh t percen t and , o n occasion , a s hig h a s 0. 5 weigh t percent, . A s mentione d above , th e maximu msulfur conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l i s limite d b yASTM fue l oi l specification s and , i n producing a distillat e fue l oi l produc t fo r sale , refinerie s meet , o r excee d thes e specifications . Th e us e an d acceptanc e o f thes e ASTM fue l oi l specification s i s s o widesprea d tha t th e actua l specification s o f a shipmen t o f distillat e fue l oi l ar eP. 9

frequentl yno t reported . A s a result , whe n fue l oi l terminal s an d loca l fue l oi l distributor s tak e deliveryo f a shipmen t o f distillat e fue l oil , theygenerall yd o no t kno wth e actua l sulfu r conten t o f th e distillat e fue l oi l theyreceive ; theyonl ykno w tha t i t meets , o r exceeds , ASTM specifications . Th e amoun t o f distillat e fue l oi l tha t a ne windustrial

commercial-institutiona l stea mgenerating uni t migh t fir e i s s o smal l tha t th e owne r o r operato r o f th e uni t i s limite d t o purchasing whateve r distillat e fue l oi l i s availabl e froma fue l oi l termina l o r loca l fue l oi l distributor . Th e owne r o r operato r o f th e stea mgenerating uni t i s unabl e t o specif yth e sulfu r conten t o f th e distillat e fue l oi l h e woul d lik e t o purchase , muc ha s a motoris t i s unabl e t o specif yth e octan e o f th e gasolin e h e woul d lik e t o purchas e fro mhi s loca l servic e station . Also , sinc e th e fue l oi l termina l o r loca l fue l oi l distributo r generall ydoe s no t kno wth e actua l sulfu r conten t o f th e distillat e fue l oi l tha t i s received , th e owne r o r operato r i s unabl e t o determin e th e sulfu r conten t o f th e distillat e fue l oi l prio r t o .purchase . Consequently , th e wid e variatio n i n th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oi l i s beyond th e contro l o f th e owne r o r operato r o f an industrial-commercial-institutiona l stea mgenerating unit . I n ligh t o f thi s wid e variabilit yi n th e sulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oil , th e presen t exemptio n fro m th e percen t reductio n requiremen t include d i n th e standard s fo r industrial

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commercial-institutiona l stea mgenerating unit s firing fue l oi l wit ha n S0 2 emissio n rat e o f 13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) o r les s fail s t o provid e th e exemptio n fo r verylo wsulfu r fue l oi l whic hi s necessaryt o ensur e tha t th e impact s o f th e standar d ar e considere d reasonable . Thi s situatio n ca n b e correcte d b y increasing th e S0 2 emissio n rat e i n th e exemptio n s o tha t i t reflect s th e maximu msulfu r conten t o f distillat e fue l oil . Fo r thi s reason , today' s notic e propose s t o increas e th e S0 2 emissio n rat e i n th e exemptio n fro mth e percen t reductio n requiremen t fo r stea mgenerating unit s firin g verylo

wsulfu r fue l oi l fro m13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) t o 21 5 ng/ J (0. 5 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu ) . Rational e - Oi l P M Amendmen t Th e standard s limiting PM emission s fro moil-fire d industrial-commercial-institutiona l stea mgenerating unit s unde r Subpar t Db limi t PM emission s t o 4 3 ng/ J (0.1 0 l b PM/millio n Btu) . Firing verylo wsulfu r fue l oil s whic har e capabl e o f meetin g an S0 2 emissio n limi t o f 13 0 ng/ J (0. 3 lb S0 2 /millio n Btu ) or , fo r tha t matte r an S0 2 emissio n limi t o f 21 5 ng/ J (0. 5 lb S0 2 /millio n Btu) , resul t i n P M emission s o f 4 3 ng/ J (0.1 0 lb PM/millio n Btu ) o r less . Thus , fo r thos e oil-fire d stea mgenerating unit s whic h fir e verylo wsulfu r fue l oils , th e impositio n o f a PM emissio n limi t o f 4 3 ng/ J (0.1 0 lb PM/millio n Btu ) achieve s n o additiona l P M emissio n reduction s beyond tha t achieve d b yth e S0 2 standards . O n th e othe r hand , the P M emissio n limi t impose s additiona l cost s 7P.1 1

du e t o th e emissio n sourc e testing requirement s associate d wit h th e emissio n limit . A s a result , th e P M emissio n limi t fo r oil

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m generating unit s firing verylowsulfu r oil s achieve s n o additiona l benefits , bu t impose s additiona l costs . Fo r thi s reason , today' s notic e propose s t o delet e th e P M emissio n limi t fromth e P M standard s fo r thos e oil-fire d stea mgenerating unit s whic hfir e verylo

wsulfu r oils . Althoughcombustio n o f verylowsulfu r oi l result s i n very lowP M emissions , i t i s possibl e throughincomplet e combustio n fo r P M emission s t o increas e considerably . Incomplet e combustio n ca n resul t fro

m poo r maintenanc e o r imprope r operation . I n bot h cases , incomplet e combustio n ca n easil yb e identifie d b yth e increase d opacit yo f emissions . Thus , th e opacit ylimi t i n th e P M standard s fo r oil-fire d stea mgenerating unit s doe s achiev e additiona l benefit s i n term s o f P M emission s an d n o amendment s ar e propose d t o th e opacit ylimit s unde r th e P M standard s fo r thos e oil-fire d stea m generating unit s whic hfir e verylowsulfu r oils . Miscellaneou s Unde r Executiv e Orde r 12291 , a rulemaking actio n mus t b e examine d t o determin e i f i t i s a "majo r rule " and , therefore , subjec t t o certai n requirement s o f th e Order . Today' s rulemaking actio n woul d resul t i n non e o f th e advers e economi c effect s se t fort hi n sectio n 1 o f th e Orde r a s ground s fo r finding a regulatio n t o b e a "majo r rule. " Thi s rulemaking actio n woul d no t increas e th e burde n o n th e industrial-commercial

8institutiona l stea m generating uni t sourc e category . I t woul d no t resul t i n an

yincreas e i n cost s o r prices , an d woul d no t disrup t marke t competition . Thi s revision , therefore , woul d no t b e a "majo r rule " unde r Executiv e Orde r 12291 . Unde r sectio n 31 7 o f th e Clea n Ai r Act , a n economi c impac t assessmen t mus t b e prepare d fo r revision s tha t ar e determine d t o b e substantial . Thes e revision s ar e no t substantial ; a s a result , an economi c impac t assessmen t ha s no t bee n prepared . Pursuan t t o 5 U.S.C . 605(b) , th e Administrato r certifie s tha t thes e revision s woul d no t hav e a significan t impac t o n a substantia l numbe r o f smal l entities . Th e revision s woul d no t increas e th e burde n o n thi s sourc e category , an d i t ha s alread

y bee n determine d that , i n th e absenc e o f thes e revisions , the . standard s woul d no t affec t a substantia l numbe r o f smal l entitie s (5 2 F R 47841 , Decembe r 16 , 1987) . Paperwor k Reductio n Ac t Change s t o th e informatio n collectio n requirement s a s propose d i n today' s notic e hav e no t bee n submitte d fo r approva l t o th e Offic e o f Managemen t an d Budge t (OMB ) unde r th e Paperwor k Reductio n Act-r

- 4 4 U.S.C . 350 1 e t seq . Th e informatio n collectio n requirement s previousl yapprove d b yOMB fo r promulgatio n o f th e Industrial^Commercial-Institutiona l Stea m Generating Uni t NSP S (4 0 CFR Par t 6 0 Subpar t Db ) i n Decembe r 198 7 wer e conservativel y highestimate s whic hrepresen t "wors t case " impacts . Th e smal l chang e i n informatio n collectio n cause d b yth e eliminatio n o f a one-time-onl yinitia l PM performanc e tes t fo r oil-fire d unit sfiring verylo wsulfur oi l doe s no t chang e th e "wors t case " informatio n collectio n requirements . Considerin g th e othe r informatio n collectio n activitie s require d b yth e S0 2 an

d PM standard s fo r oil-fire d unit s (includin g a n initia l S0 2 performanc e test , continuou s monitoring fo r S0 2 an d opacity , quarterl yS0 2 continuou s complianc e report s wit hqualit y assuranc e requirements , an d quarterl yexces s emissio n report s fo r opacity) , th e initia l P M performanc e tes t i s insignificant . Therefore , th e burde n o f informatio n collectio n remain s unchanged . Lis t o f Subject s i n 4 0 CF R Par t 6 0 Ai r pollutio n control . Intergovernmenta l relations , Reportin g an

d recordkeeping requirements . Date :

WilliamK . Reill y Administrator .

1 0PART 6 0 - STANDARD S O F PERFORMANC E FOR NE W STATIONARY SOURCE S

1 . Th e authorit ycitatio n fo r Par t 6 0 continue s t o read a s follows : Authority : 4 2 U.S.C . 7411 , 7414 , an d 7601(a) . 2 . Sectio n 60.41 b i s amende d b yrevising th e following definition : 60.41 b Definition s

* * * * . * "Ver ylo wsulfur oil " mean s a n oi l that , whe n combuste d withou t post-combustio n S0 2 control , ha s an S0 2 emissio n rat e equa l t o o r les s than 21 5 ng/ J (0. 5 l b S0 2 /millio n Btu) . 3 . Sectio n 60.42 b i s amende d b yrevising paragraph s (d ) an d (f ) a s follows : 60.42 b Standar d fo r sulfu r dioxid e

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d afte r th e dat e o n whic hth e performanc e tes t i s complete d o r require d t o b e complete d unde r 60. 8 o f thi s part , whicheve r come s first , n o owne r o r operato r o f a n affecte d facilit yliste d i n paragraph s (d)(1) , (2) , (3) , o r (4 ) o f thi s sectio n shall—caus e t o b e discharge d int o th e atmospher e an y gase s tha t contai n sulfu r dioxid e i n exces s o f 5 2 0 ng/ J (1. 2 lb/millio n Btu ) hea t inpu t i f th e affecte d facilit ycombust s coal , o r 21 5 ng/ J (0. 5 lb/millio n Btu ) hea t inpu t i f th e affecte d facilit ycombust s oil . Percen t reductio n requirement s ar e no t applicabl e t o affecte d facilitie s unde r thi s paragraph : ( D * * * 1 1P.1 5

(f ) Complianc e wit hth e emissio n limit s unde r thi s sectio n ar e determine d o n a 24-hou r averag e basi s fo r affecte d facilitie s whic h(1 ) hav e a Federall yenforceabl e permi t limiting th e annua l capacit yfacto r fo r oi l t o 1 0 percen t o r less , (2 ) combus t onl y verylo wsulfu r oil , an

d (3 ) d o no t combus t an yothe r fuel . 4 . Sectio n 60.43 b i s amende d b yrevising paragraph s (b ) an d (f ) a s follows : 60.43 b Standar d fo r particulat e matte r

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d afte r th e dat e o n whic h th e performanc e tes t i s complete d o r require d t o b e complete d unde r 60. 8 o f thi s part, - whicheve r dat e come s first , n o owne r o r operato r o f a n affecte d facilit ytha t combust s oi l (o r mixture s o f oi l wit hothe r fuels ) and use s a conventiona l o r emerging technolog yt o reduc e S0 2 emission s shal l caus e t o b e discharge d int o th e atmospher e fro m tha t affecte d facilit yan ygase s tha t contai n particulat e matte r i n exces s o f 4 3 ng/ J (0.1 0 lb/millio n Btu ) hea t input .

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d afte r th e dat e o n whic hth e initia l performanc e tes t i s complete d o r i s require d t o b e complete d unde r 60. 8 o f thi s part , whicheve r dat e come s first , n o owne r o r operato r o f an affecte d facilit ytha t combust s coal , oil , wood , o r mixture s o f thes e fuel s wit han yothe r fuel s shal l caus e t o b e discharge d int o th e atmospher e an ygase s tha t exhibi t greate r tha n 2 0 percen t opacit y(6-minut e average) , excep t fo r on e 6-minut e 1 2P.1 6

perio d pe r hou r o f no t mor e tha n 2 7 percen t opacity . 5 . Sectio n 60.45 b i s amende d b yrevising paragrap h(d ) a s follows : 60.45 b Complianc e an d performanc e tes t method s an d procedure s fo r sulfu r dioxide . **** * (d ) Th e owne r o r operato r o f a n affecte d facilit ytha t combust s onl yver

ylo wsulfu r oil , ha s an annua l capacit yfacto r fo r oi l o f 1 0 percen t (0.10 ) o r less , an d i s subjec t t o a Federall yenforceabl e requiremen t limiting operatio n o f th e affecte d facilit yt o an annua l capacit yfacto r fo r oi l o f 1 0 percen t (0.10 ) o r les s shall : 

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